Page 108 of Feel My Love


Font Size:  

“Am I that obvious?” I asked, putting my cleaning supplies away.

“You’re stress-cleaning, and you look like you’re going to be sick.” She tipped her head to the side, considering me. “Or is that the baby?” Brooke took a step back to get a look at me.

I covered my stomach. “I’m not showing yet, and it’s not the baby who’s throwing me off-center.”

“It’s Nick then.”

“Did he tell you what his plans are?”

She shook her head. “No, just that he wanted time alone with you, and I agreed. You two need to talk. Get everything out in the open, so you can stop stressing. It’s not good for you or the baby.”

“I just hope I’m ready to hear what he has to say.”

“Are you still worried about what Seth did?”

“How could I not be?”

“If you want to move on and have another relationship, you need to move past Seth. You have to stop expecting Nick to be the same. It’s not fair to him.”

“You’re right.” I felt awful every time I said Seth’s name when we were together. Nick was his own person.

“I had to let go of my trust issues before Ben and I could move forward. It’s the same for you. You can hold on to what Seth did and let it pollute your life, or you can move past it.”

“I want to let it go.” I was ready to stop being bitter about what fate had dealt me and give Nick a chance to be the father my baby needed. To be the man I wanted in my life.

Brooke smiled. Satisfied with my response, she said, “Well, my work is done here. I’ll just grab Hunter and get out of your hair.”

I hugged Hunter and told him to be good. He didn’t ask why Nick was coming over to talk to me, and for that, I was grateful. I wasn’t ready for that conversation. And there was always the possibility Nick would break things off. He’d move Brody out of town, and there wouldn’t be a need to tell Hunter anything.

My chest felt hollow at the thought of Brody and Nick moving away. I could suggest long distance, but I didn’t want to. Nick had told me to ask for what I wanted. And I planned to do that today. I wanted Nick and Brody and Hunter. I wanted us to be together as a family. I wanted everything. I deserved it.

The baby inside of me would be the thing that pulled us together, instead of ripping us apart. I’d have faith, even when it was hard, but I needed Nick to want the same thing. Nick’s intentions were the only variable—the one thing I couldn’t control.

When I heard the knock on my door a short while later, I jumped at the sound. I felt jittery. My body a bundle of nerves. I opened the door with my heart in my throat.

Nick stood on my porch, handsome in dress pants and a buttoned-down shirt.

“Are we—are you going somewhere?” Was he just stopping by on his way elsewhere?

“I wanted to show you something.”

Thankful I’d worn a dress with black leggings and booties that were perfect for the fall weather and wherever Nick wanted to take me, I said, “Let me grab my keys.”

With my purse on my shoulders, I followed him to his car. I couldn’t help but wonder where he was taking me and why. Did it have something to do with the baby, or where he was going? My mind was a jumbled mess. I couldn’t settle on any one scenario. Instead, I jumped from one to the other.

“We need to talk,” Nick said, his gaze flitting to me before settling on the road.

“We do.”

“But I thought I’d show you a few things first.”

“Okay.” I drew the word out, on edge about what he needed to show me. Was he taking me to his new place? When he went the usual route to his house, I relaxed inch by inch. I was still confused but a little more hopeful that he’d decided to stay in Annapolis.

He parked in front of his rental home that had twinkling lights adorned on the wraparound porch. It was dusk, but I could see how pretty the effect would be when the sun went down. “I told you that I’d prove my love to you with actions, not words.”

I wanted to ask what that had to do with his house, but I didn’t. I sensed he’d put a lot of work into his plans for me.

He got out to open the door for me, holding his hand out for me to take it. I placed my hand in his and stepped out of the vehicle. His palm was warm and comforting. Nick wasn’t Seth. I wanted to let it evolve how it was supposed to, not interjecting my past baggage with the present.

Source: www.allfreenovel.com
Articles you may like